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PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME VI NUMBER 25
THE PINK RIVER JOURNAL, PINK RIVER. CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1941
SUB: $1.00 In County, $1.00 Outside
t
Out of the . .
Waste Basket
—By—
GRANT BERGSTROM
LADIES BRIDGE TOURNAMENT
TO BE VHELD AT MARLOW
The opening date for the ladies
bridge tournament has been set for
Thursday evening, February 18, at a
p. ni., at the Marlow Lounge Rooms.
Contract .bridge will be played. All
those wishing to enter the tournament are requested to register at
Schuster's Cafe.
Andy McAllister 'Makes Headlines
As we opened our Minneapolis Tribune to the rotogravure section Sunday, we were surprised to see the
genial face of Andy McAllister smiling at us from behind his whiskers-
* * * *
One page of the rotogravure section of the Sunday Tribune was de*
fc voted to "Paul Bunyan's Children."
Andy is pictured dousing his laundry
in the oamp tub and in another photo he is grouped with men oi' the
camp enjoying the monthly visit, of a
circuit minister.
* * a *
A. J. or "Old Andy" as he is 8am-
iliary known by his many friends, is
a crack teamster and veteran woodsman. For many years it was his job
to skid the logs to where they could
be loaded and always took great pride
in his horses. The later years Andy
lias Worked in more modern lumber
camps, though perhaps the ability of
a lumberjack still depends on his
agility and prowess than on the tools
he tises.
* * * *
This winter, the same as before,
Andy took himself off to International Falls, where more than 200,000
cords of pulpwood are cut annually
for the Minnesota and Ontario Paper
Company's newsprint mills at International Falls.
* * » *
How to Select a Name
We have often wondered how some
of the resorters in this area go about
selecting a name for their camp or
cabin. Some of them are tongue-
twisters but nevertheless clever. The
■other day we discovered how at least
. one cabin received its odd title,that ot
"Nabojl" the camp of Mr. and Mrs. J-
W- Pattinson and here's how they
did it- They have three children,
Nancy, Bobby and Jimmy and the
title comes from the first two ktters
of each name.
* * * *
Our Vacation in Hot Springs, Ark.
The following poem was written by
Mrs- H. A. York, who with her husband, is spending the winter at Hot
Springs, Ark:
* * * *
Me and my sister and brother-in-law,
We took a trip to Arkansa.
From way out in Minnesota you see,
» He drove his car 'till it pestered me.
Now, we also, on vacation bent,
And didn't care which way we went,
But all of us folks to tell the truth,
Were in search of that there fountain
of youth.
For all of us had the rheumatiz,
And we wanted to go where that
fountain ;s.
So I took sister and brother-in-law,
And headed for Hot Springs, Arkansa.
Just where to stop we didn't know,
So we drove up and down bath-house
row.
They all looked good in the cooling
shade,
So Fordyce Bath is the choice we
made.
* So we hobbled up and signed with
ink,
For two dozen baths and all we could
drink.
I've changed our clothes for a big
white sheet,
And took our course thru a land ot
heat-
First, we were soaked in a steaming
tub,
With a great big nigger to give us a
rub.
Then in the sweat-room we lay on a
cot,
Drinking water that's boiling hot.
Great drops of sweat pop out on your
skin,
It's the poison oozing out from somewhere within.
*You then take a shower, get a clean
white sheet.
And if you're able to stand on your
feet,
You can walk right into the cooling
room,
Where you sit and talk 'till nearly
noon.
It's amusing to see fat old dames,
Who are here to reduce (not mentioning names).
But the sight of them the good Lord
knows,
Is proof that humans should always
wear clothes.
If a nudist camp you'd like to find,
Come on down here and you'll change
your mind.
CARD OF THANKS
We wisli to thank all our i.eigh-
bors and friends who so kindly assist
ed us during the recent fire we and in
our milk plant. Especially do we
wish to thank the I'ine River Fire Department for -the aid they gave us.
Mr. and Mrs- Otto PutJ.ln
ATTENTION IS
DIRECTED TO ALL
CREAMERY PATRONS
Your local creamery board lias now
completed plans for re-financing your
creamery. There has been an economic survey of the creamery territory, tiie hooks have been audited by
a state auditor, and we must now ask
your co-operation in completing the
signing of the necessary nunulir of
cows and shares. To all of those who
have signed their cows on a marketing agreement, will you please call at
the creamery ami check with us the
number of cows you now have The
Bang's test which was recently completed, makes it Imperltive that a re
check lie made of all herds so that we
will be assured of the correct Dmber
of cattle that we have already signed.
Let us do together those things
that we cannot do as individual ('airy-
men—build Up sufficient volume in our
creamery, that we might enjoy a higher butter-fat market than we have
in the pasi.
There was a time when each farmer could go it alone and get along
fairly well, but with labor, industry
and business being highly organized,
that day is past- The time is here
when most farmers and dairymen re-
alie that we cannot have the kind of
creamery that we want without an
organized effort-
Our cooperative effort is founded
on the principle that the security of
farmers and dairymen in this and
other communities throughout the
nation, are dependent upon their ability to maintain an organization in
which they can assemble and analyze
facts relating to their own business,
figure out and adopt their own policies and make them effective through
the strength of their own organiza
tion.
—Pine River Co-op. Creamery
L. O- Fick, Sec.
LEFT: Down in Walterhoro, South Carolina, there is a lnvtel that is
actually going to the dogs. Albert Novit, the owner, has 5.000 miniature dogs around the place. andJefferson i». Washington, a bellhop,
supplies the elbow grease that keeps this famous collection spick and
span-
UIOHT: Fred Kobatie of Oraiibi, Arizona, and (Jhorty Dooley, of
I nit Wlngate, New Mexico, whose work Is on display at the Museum
of Modern Art. New STork City, are enjoying another sort of art—
Walt Disney's Mickey .Mouse, who is star of "Fantasia."
PUBLIC INVITED TO
'OPEN HOUSE' AT
LEE ISENSEE HOME
The Methodist Church of I'ine Ki-
M-r is sponsoring "Open lloii-e" al
ihe i.ee Isensee home Sunday, February !>. from 2:80 to 0 p. m., honoring
Mr. and Mrs. Isensee on the occasion
of their 60th Wedding anniversary- A
abort devotional program win be held
at :: p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended 60
all friends, relatives and neighbors of
Mr. and Mrs. Isensee, t,, attend this
celebration. Transportation will be
furnished for all those having no
way of getting to the farm. Those
w ishing a ride should meet it the
church at 2 p. m-, Sunday.
In addition to being tiieir 80th wed
ding anniversary, the date is also Mi-
Isensee's Both birthday. It is hoped
that as many as possible will be present for the big day.
$4,261 Received In
Sale of Confiscated
Firearms
Annual Fair Board
Meet Tuesday Night
The annual meeting of the Cass
County Fair Association will be held
Tuesday evening, February 11, at 8 p-
m., at the school. Officers for the com
ing year will be elected and a complete report on last years' activities
will be read.
Warden Knowles
Reports Arrests of
Three Game Violators
Department of conservation officials
today announced receipts of $4,281
from the sale of confiscated firearms
at the January 25 auction held by the
state.
Robert .Martin, seizure clerk in the
Bureau or Law Enforcement, said the
sale total compare! with $8,879 realized in the same sale last year.
Hundreds Of shotguns, rifles, pistols and other firearms, together with
fishing equipment and various inning
parphernalla were sold on ihe auction
block. A record crowd of 2.000 was
present to bid on the equipment.
While the average sale per firearm
had not been computed, it was certain it would be well above that of a
year ago.
IN CAPITOL
CORRIDORS
SCHOOLS ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF
SURPLUS COM.
Charged with the possession of
game in violation of the law, three
local men were arrested the first of
the month and tried before Justice
Webb's court, according to Warden
Knowles-
Much credit for the arrests go to
Wardens Ed- Christensen of Ironton,
Leonard Berggren of ' Walker and
Fred Fisher, who assisted Mr. Knowls
in making the search.
Roy Knott was fined $10 and costs
of $4.85, for possession of ruffed
grouse, and on a second charge for
the possession of a deer, he received
a fine of $50 and costs of $4.85.
Llewellyn Knott was fined $50 and
costs of $4.85 for the possession of a'
deer. Wm- R- Wiese was fined $25
and costs of $4.85 for the possession
of parts of a deer.
One told me how this water is heated
so,
By radium uown in the earth below-
Then, I turned and said to my brother-in-law,
That It's swell to be here in Arkansa.
—Mrs. H- A. York, Pine River
PINE GRANGE NO. 716
The 60th regular meeting of Pine
Orange opened in regular form January 28, wjth .Worthy Master, Marvin
Peterson in the chair. Officers present, included Master, Marvin Peterson; Overseer, Wm. Achterkirch; Lecturer, Llllie Frimood; Steward, Geo.
Day, Pro. Tern; Assistant Steward,
Orville King; Chaplain, Mavis Peter
son; Treasurer, Pete Frimood; Secretary, Mabel Stevens; Gate Keeper,
Waiter Achterkirch; Ceres, Ida Dunn,
Pro. Tern; Pomona, Nellie Peterson;
Flora, Phyllis Stevens; Lady Assistant Steward, Naomi Stevens; Executive Committee, Jack Stevens, Clarence Peterson and George Hardy, Pro.
Tem ; Flag Bearer, Margaret Peterson-
The committee on relief reporttd on
the past year's work.
Arvid Lundin, director f the Cross-
State Highway Association, of I'ine
River, accompanied by Grant Bergstrom and J. O. Brezinsky, gave a
short talk on the proposed highway
and left several membership tickets
with the Grange to be sold in Swanburg.
Appointing of various committees
for the coming year, i- e.. planning of
programs in advance and projects the
Orange should accomplish.
Advertisements for the Grange cook
book were discussed.
The literary program was as follows:
Song "The Dear Old Farm" ..Grange
Talk "Peace" Master Peterson
"In Flanders Fields" Phyllis Stevens
"Why we should stay out of war" by
Walter Achterkirch-
Song Orville King
Questions and Answers .... Grange
Suggestions for the good of tiieOr-
der, brought out by Wm. Achterkirch,
that the Grange ritual be observed
more strictly during business sessions.
The meeting closed in regular lorin-
Pine Grange meets Tuesday, February 11, and it is hoped that all members will be present- The slogan for
this meeting will be "There is something in being like a postage stamp',
you always get somewhere by sticking to something."
The local fire department cannot
answer calls outside of city limits
until further notice.
by order of village council
H. J. Luscher, Mayor
Birthday Ball Is
Very Successful
The President's Birthday Bali held
at the armory Thursday evening of
hist week, proved very successful-
This was the first time the occasion Senate It was defeated by a 32
had been celebrated by a dance and vote, with some fourteen others
by Lee M. Bennett
Another Office Building
How the business of the stare is
growing by leaps and bounds can be
partially ascertained by the fact that
this week, a bill was introduced in the
legislature authorizing the state to
erect another state office building. A
few years back, a state office building
was erected which it was believed
would suffice for many years. That
this was wrong, Is shown by the fact
thai today,the state is paying $131
annually for rentals in which to house
pans of the state government
The bill proposes another budding
to cost approximately $1,500,000. to be
paid "IT at the rate of $KK),000 per
year for fifteen years at 2 percent interest-
'Ihe author of the bill states that at
the end of that period, the state will
have saved over $250,000 more than it
pays in rent, and which seems quite
apparent.
It seems probable that the bill will
receive considerable support.
More on Slot Machines
That the bill by Senator Adams of
Fergus Fulls to license slot machines,
and so set them that GO percent would
be returned to the player, will not get
very far, seems assured by action taken by the Senate last week when Senator Adams asked that SOO copies of
his bill be printed for distribution.
When the question came up in the
to 21
not
the committee in charge was well voting-
pleased with the outcome- A complete
financial report will be printed next
week.
A meeting of the officers of the
Cass county Chapter of the National
Fund fiat Infantile Paralysis, was
held Sunday at the home of Mrs. L.
E. Dougherty, at which time plans
were made for giving assistance to
Nelson Fox of Backus, who is a victim of the disease. Dr.
Mrs- Nelson Fox attended the meeting-
The following program will be given :
Opening song "America" by Grange
Educational number
Song Girls Glee Club
Recitation "The Blue and the Gray"
Story of Lincoln
Current Events
Stunt
Song "Now the Day is Over" No. 100
The Lecturer is looking forward to
having the girls -ive their play jso.on.
Pomona Grange attendants from
Pine Grange, were Wm. C. Achterkirch, Walter Achterkirih, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Peterson and Mrs. Jack
Stevens.
Our Grange will strive to get the
banner, given by the Pomona Grange,
to the subordinate Grange in the coun
ty with the greatest percentage of attendance during the quarter.
—Naomi Stevens, Reporter
This doesn't mean that the
bill will be killed by a similar vote,
but it does show the trend to the effect that the Legislature is not going
to legalize slot machines, though it is
possible some measure may pass to
put a crimp in the present setup-
Sell It With A Want Ad
Rural Credits
One of the real headaches for the
Legislature, is what to do regarding
the large Rural Credit debt which the
state now has, a matter of some 45
millions of dollars. Notwithstanding.
that a fine job has been done the past
two years by Conservator George C.
Jones in selling many of the farms
and gradually cleaning up the remainder, interest on outstanding bonds is
really larger than the income deiived.
Many of the bonds draw a high rate
of interest, and some a small amount,
with an average rate being 2-7 percent.
The proposition was discussed in
the Senate Committee one day last
week, and as a result, it appears very
lively that a direct levy of 1.5 mills
will have to be made each year for several years to clean up the outstanding indebtedness.
With so many demands for more
money from many groups and departments, it really is a problem that demands serious consideration- The
fact is that the Rural Credit deficit is
getting larger each year, and many
legislators feel that it is absolutely
necessary to take the bull by the
horns and get the problem cleaned up
as soon as possible. Right now, the
Rural Credit deficit constitutes about
Twenty schools in Cass County are
taking advantage of the surplus commodities made available for school
lunches by the Surplus Marketing
Administration, according to Miss Agnes Corrigan, executive secretary of
the Cass County Welfare Board. An
ample supply of surplus commodities
makes possible the extension of this
plan to many more schools in Cass
county. Both public and parochial
schools miay participate in the program. Surplus commodities available for distribution to schools include
evaporated milk, canned peaches, apples, oranges, grapefruit, flour, cereal, oatmeal, lard and other items.
These commodities, many of them
produced in Minnesota, are purchased by the Surplus Marketing Administration in an effort to improve prices to farmers. They are donated to
Minnesota through its Division r.f Social Welfare and are made available
to ('ass County schools througn the
Welfare Board at Walker.
Recent figures show that 01,231
Minnesota children in 1,569 schools
are eating lunches prepared in part
at least, with surplus commodi'.ies-
one-third of the debt of the state.
Child Welfare
Another important problem before
the legislature is that of Child Welfare. This fact was stressed by Gov.
Stassen in his inaugural speech and
again in a radio talk Thursday evening of last week- State hospitals are
full to over-flowing and many crippled children are on the waiting lists
to enter these institutions.
The program calls for enlargement
of the Gilette hospital by adding a
new wing; enactment of a state board
ing home plan for orphans and neglected children; have the state assume
one-third instead of the present one-
fourth of tiie cost of aid to dependent
children ; and continuing of adequate
financial aid for the schools.
Unorganized School District
A delegation of tax-payers from the
Unorganized School District of Cass
county, which comprises a large area
in the northeastern part, was present
at the capitol last Friday, conferrinfe
with Senator Herreid and Representative Sawyer, regarding certain legislation which seems desired in that
area.
The Unorganized district is now-
governed by three officers, composed
of the Chairman of the County Commissioners, the County Superintendent of Schools, and the County Treasurer- As the Commissioners rotate,
the chairmanship each year, the commissioner living in the Unorganized
area gets to be chairman in his district only one year in each five.
As a result, many residents of the
district feel that they should have a
resident chairman who lives within
the district the entire year, and therefore, would be more acquainted with
its problems and needs than a non-resi
dent chairman.
The delegation hopes to get a law
passed which would allow them to
elect their own chairman for a four-
year term, such election to be held at
the same time as the general election,
provide for the salary to be paid, and
for other matters necessary in making
such a change.
There seems to be considerable merit in their request and it is quite probable that some legislation will be
worked out to change their present
set-up.
INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS
A bill submitted last week which
seems to have a great deal of merit,
is one regarding installment contracts-
Under the present law, a person buying ■ under the so-called installment
plans gives an original contract to the
seller. If he makes his payments on
time, a couple of months before his
contract expires, he is told that he
may purchase other articles On the
same plan. This may continue on for
several years. The original purchase
may have been paid for two, three or
more times, but even then, of the purchaser for some reason falls down on
his payments, everything he has purchased from the very beginning is
held for the small amount that is due-
Under the proposed law, now pending, the purchaser would not be held
liable for the goods formerly purchased and paid for, but only for the actual amount of indebtedness which
might be due-

PINE RIVER JOURNAL
VOLUME VI NUMBER 25
THE PINK RIVER JOURNAL, PINK RIVER. CASS COUNTY, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1941
SUB: $1.00 In County, $1.00 Outside
t
Out of the . .
Waste Basket
—By—
GRANT BERGSTROM
LADIES BRIDGE TOURNAMENT
TO BE VHELD AT MARLOW
The opening date for the ladies
bridge tournament has been set for
Thursday evening, February 18, at a
p. ni., at the Marlow Lounge Rooms.
Contract .bridge will be played. All
those wishing to enter the tournament are requested to register at
Schuster's Cafe.
Andy McAllister 'Makes Headlines
As we opened our Minneapolis Tribune to the rotogravure section Sunday, we were surprised to see the
genial face of Andy McAllister smiling at us from behind his whiskers-
* * * *
One page of the rotogravure section of the Sunday Tribune was de*
fc voted to "Paul Bunyan's Children."
Andy is pictured dousing his laundry
in the oamp tub and in another photo he is grouped with men oi' the
camp enjoying the monthly visit, of a
circuit minister.
* * a *
A. J. or "Old Andy" as he is 8am-
iliary known by his many friends, is
a crack teamster and veteran woodsman. For many years it was his job
to skid the logs to where they could
be loaded and always took great pride
in his horses. The later years Andy
lias Worked in more modern lumber
camps, though perhaps the ability of
a lumberjack still depends on his
agility and prowess than on the tools
he tises.
* * * *
This winter, the same as before,
Andy took himself off to International Falls, where more than 200,000
cords of pulpwood are cut annually
for the Minnesota and Ontario Paper
Company's newsprint mills at International Falls.
* * » *
How to Select a Name
We have often wondered how some
of the resorters in this area go about
selecting a name for their camp or
cabin. Some of them are tongue-
twisters but nevertheless clever. The
■other day we discovered how at least
. one cabin received its odd title,that ot
"Nabojl" the camp of Mr. and Mrs. J-
W- Pattinson and here's how they
did it- They have three children,
Nancy, Bobby and Jimmy and the
title comes from the first two ktters
of each name.
* * * *
Our Vacation in Hot Springs, Ark.
The following poem was written by
Mrs- H. A. York, who with her husband, is spending the winter at Hot
Springs, Ark:
* * * *
Me and my sister and brother-in-law,
We took a trip to Arkansa.
From way out in Minnesota you see,
» He drove his car 'till it pestered me.
Now, we also, on vacation bent,
And didn't care which way we went,
But all of us folks to tell the truth,
Were in search of that there fountain
of youth.
For all of us had the rheumatiz,
And we wanted to go where that
fountain ;s.
So I took sister and brother-in-law,
And headed for Hot Springs, Arkansa.
Just where to stop we didn't know,
So we drove up and down bath-house
row.
They all looked good in the cooling
shade,
So Fordyce Bath is the choice we
made.
* So we hobbled up and signed with
ink,
For two dozen baths and all we could
drink.
I've changed our clothes for a big
white sheet,
And took our course thru a land ot
heat-
First, we were soaked in a steaming
tub,
With a great big nigger to give us a
rub.
Then in the sweat-room we lay on a
cot,
Drinking water that's boiling hot.
Great drops of sweat pop out on your
skin,
It's the poison oozing out from somewhere within.
*You then take a shower, get a clean
white sheet.
And if you're able to stand on your
feet,
You can walk right into the cooling
room,
Where you sit and talk 'till nearly
noon.
It's amusing to see fat old dames,
Who are here to reduce (not mentioning names).
But the sight of them the good Lord
knows,
Is proof that humans should always
wear clothes.
If a nudist camp you'd like to find,
Come on down here and you'll change
your mind.
CARD OF THANKS
We wisli to thank all our i.eigh-
bors and friends who so kindly assist
ed us during the recent fire we and in
our milk plant. Especially do we
wish to thank the I'ine River Fire Department for -the aid they gave us.
Mr. and Mrs- Otto PutJ.ln
ATTENTION IS
DIRECTED TO ALL
CREAMERY PATRONS
Your local creamery board lias now
completed plans for re-financing your
creamery. There has been an economic survey of the creamery territory, tiie hooks have been audited by
a state auditor, and we must now ask
your co-operation in completing the
signing of the necessary nunulir of
cows and shares. To all of those who
have signed their cows on a marketing agreement, will you please call at
the creamery ami check with us the
number of cows you now have The
Bang's test which was recently completed, makes it Imperltive that a re
check lie made of all herds so that we
will be assured of the correct Dmber
of cattle that we have already signed.
Let us do together those things
that we cannot do as individual ('airy-
men—build Up sufficient volume in our
creamery, that we might enjoy a higher butter-fat market than we have
in the pasi.
There was a time when each farmer could go it alone and get along
fairly well, but with labor, industry
and business being highly organized,
that day is past- The time is here
when most farmers and dairymen re-
alie that we cannot have the kind of
creamery that we want without an
organized effort-
Our cooperative effort is founded
on the principle that the security of
farmers and dairymen in this and
other communities throughout the
nation, are dependent upon their ability to maintain an organization in
which they can assemble and analyze
facts relating to their own business,
figure out and adopt their own policies and make them effective through
the strength of their own organiza
tion.
—Pine River Co-op. Creamery
L. O- Fick, Sec.
LEFT: Down in Walterhoro, South Carolina, there is a lnvtel that is
actually going to the dogs. Albert Novit, the owner, has 5.000 miniature dogs around the place. andJefferson i». Washington, a bellhop,
supplies the elbow grease that keeps this famous collection spick and
span-
UIOHT: Fred Kobatie of Oraiibi, Arizona, and (Jhorty Dooley, of
I nit Wlngate, New Mexico, whose work Is on display at the Museum
of Modern Art. New STork City, are enjoying another sort of art—
Walt Disney's Mickey .Mouse, who is star of "Fantasia."
PUBLIC INVITED TO
'OPEN HOUSE' AT
LEE ISENSEE HOME
The Methodist Church of I'ine Ki-
M-r is sponsoring "Open lloii-e" al
ihe i.ee Isensee home Sunday, February !>. from 2:80 to 0 p. m., honoring
Mr. and Mrs. Isensee on the occasion
of their 60th Wedding anniversary- A
abort devotional program win be held
at :: p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended 60
all friends, relatives and neighbors of
Mr. and Mrs. Isensee, t,, attend this
celebration. Transportation will be
furnished for all those having no
way of getting to the farm. Those
w ishing a ride should meet it the
church at 2 p. m-, Sunday.
In addition to being tiieir 80th wed
ding anniversary, the date is also Mi-
Isensee's Both birthday. It is hoped
that as many as possible will be present for the big day.
$4,261 Received In
Sale of Confiscated
Firearms
Annual Fair Board
Meet Tuesday Night
The annual meeting of the Cass
County Fair Association will be held
Tuesday evening, February 11, at 8 p-
m., at the school. Officers for the com
ing year will be elected and a complete report on last years' activities
will be read.
Warden Knowles
Reports Arrests of
Three Game Violators
Department of conservation officials
today announced receipts of $4,281
from the sale of confiscated firearms
at the January 25 auction held by the
state.
Robert .Martin, seizure clerk in the
Bureau or Law Enforcement, said the
sale total compare! with $8,879 realized in the same sale last year.
Hundreds Of shotguns, rifles, pistols and other firearms, together with
fishing equipment and various inning
parphernalla were sold on ihe auction
block. A record crowd of 2.000 was
present to bid on the equipment.
While the average sale per firearm
had not been computed, it was certain it would be well above that of a
year ago.
IN CAPITOL
CORRIDORS
SCHOOLS ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF
SURPLUS COM.
Charged with the possession of
game in violation of the law, three
local men were arrested the first of
the month and tried before Justice
Webb's court, according to Warden
Knowles-
Much credit for the arrests go to
Wardens Ed- Christensen of Ironton,
Leonard Berggren of ' Walker and
Fred Fisher, who assisted Mr. Knowls
in making the search.
Roy Knott was fined $10 and costs
of $4.85, for possession of ruffed
grouse, and on a second charge for
the possession of a deer, he received
a fine of $50 and costs of $4.85.
Llewellyn Knott was fined $50 and
costs of $4.85 for the possession of a'
deer. Wm- R- Wiese was fined $25
and costs of $4.85 for the possession
of parts of a deer.
One told me how this water is heated
so,
By radium uown in the earth below-
Then, I turned and said to my brother-in-law,
That It's swell to be here in Arkansa.
—Mrs. H- A. York, Pine River
PINE GRANGE NO. 716
The 60th regular meeting of Pine
Orange opened in regular form January 28, wjth .Worthy Master, Marvin
Peterson in the chair. Officers present, included Master, Marvin Peterson; Overseer, Wm. Achterkirch; Lecturer, Llllie Frimood; Steward, Geo.
Day, Pro. Tern; Assistant Steward,
Orville King; Chaplain, Mavis Peter
son; Treasurer, Pete Frimood; Secretary, Mabel Stevens; Gate Keeper,
Waiter Achterkirch; Ceres, Ida Dunn,
Pro. Tern; Pomona, Nellie Peterson;
Flora, Phyllis Stevens; Lady Assistant Steward, Naomi Stevens; Executive Committee, Jack Stevens, Clarence Peterson and George Hardy, Pro.
Tem ; Flag Bearer, Margaret Peterson-
The committee on relief reporttd on
the past year's work.
Arvid Lundin, director f the Cross-
State Highway Association, of I'ine
River, accompanied by Grant Bergstrom and J. O. Brezinsky, gave a
short talk on the proposed highway
and left several membership tickets
with the Grange to be sold in Swanburg.
Appointing of various committees
for the coming year, i- e.. planning of
programs in advance and projects the
Orange should accomplish.
Advertisements for the Grange cook
book were discussed.
The literary program was as follows:
Song "The Dear Old Farm" ..Grange
Talk "Peace" Master Peterson
"In Flanders Fields" Phyllis Stevens
"Why we should stay out of war" by
Walter Achterkirch-
Song Orville King
Questions and Answers .... Grange
Suggestions for the good of tiieOr-
der, brought out by Wm. Achterkirch,
that the Grange ritual be observed
more strictly during business sessions.
The meeting closed in regular lorin-
Pine Grange meets Tuesday, February 11, and it is hoped that all members will be present- The slogan for
this meeting will be "There is something in being like a postage stamp',
you always get somewhere by sticking to something."
The local fire department cannot
answer calls outside of city limits
until further notice.
by order of village council
H. J. Luscher, Mayor
Birthday Ball Is
Very Successful
The President's Birthday Bali held
at the armory Thursday evening of
hist week, proved very successful-
This was the first time the occasion Senate It was defeated by a 32
had been celebrated by a dance and vote, with some fourteen others
by Lee M. Bennett
Another Office Building
How the business of the stare is
growing by leaps and bounds can be
partially ascertained by the fact that
this week, a bill was introduced in the
legislature authorizing the state to
erect another state office building. A
few years back, a state office building
was erected which it was believed
would suffice for many years. That
this was wrong, Is shown by the fact
thai today,the state is paying $131
annually for rentals in which to house
pans of the state government
The bill proposes another budding
to cost approximately $1,500,000. to be
paid "IT at the rate of $KK),000 per
year for fifteen years at 2 percent interest-
'Ihe author of the bill states that at
the end of that period, the state will
have saved over $250,000 more than it
pays in rent, and which seems quite
apparent.
It seems probable that the bill will
receive considerable support.
More on Slot Machines
That the bill by Senator Adams of
Fergus Fulls to license slot machines,
and so set them that GO percent would
be returned to the player, will not get
very far, seems assured by action taken by the Senate last week when Senator Adams asked that SOO copies of
his bill be printed for distribution.
When the question came up in the
to 21
not
the committee in charge was well voting-
pleased with the outcome- A complete
financial report will be printed next
week.
A meeting of the officers of the
Cass county Chapter of the National
Fund fiat Infantile Paralysis, was
held Sunday at the home of Mrs. L.
E. Dougherty, at which time plans
were made for giving assistance to
Nelson Fox of Backus, who is a victim of the disease. Dr.
Mrs- Nelson Fox attended the meeting-
The following program will be given :
Opening song "America" by Grange
Educational number
Song Girls Glee Club
Recitation "The Blue and the Gray"
Story of Lincoln
Current Events
Stunt
Song "Now the Day is Over" No. 100
The Lecturer is looking forward to
having the girls -ive their play jso.on.
Pomona Grange attendants from
Pine Grange, were Wm. C. Achterkirch, Walter Achterkirih, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Peterson and Mrs. Jack
Stevens.
Our Grange will strive to get the
banner, given by the Pomona Grange,
to the subordinate Grange in the coun
ty with the greatest percentage of attendance during the quarter.
—Naomi Stevens, Reporter
This doesn't mean that the
bill will be killed by a similar vote,
but it does show the trend to the effect that the Legislature is not going
to legalize slot machines, though it is
possible some measure may pass to
put a crimp in the present setup-
Sell It With A Want Ad
Rural Credits
One of the real headaches for the
Legislature, is what to do regarding
the large Rural Credit debt which the
state now has, a matter of some 45
millions of dollars. Notwithstanding.
that a fine job has been done the past
two years by Conservator George C.
Jones in selling many of the farms
and gradually cleaning up the remainder, interest on outstanding bonds is
really larger than the income deiived.
Many of the bonds draw a high rate
of interest, and some a small amount,
with an average rate being 2-7 percent.
The proposition was discussed in
the Senate Committee one day last
week, and as a result, it appears very
lively that a direct levy of 1.5 mills
will have to be made each year for several years to clean up the outstanding indebtedness.
With so many demands for more
money from many groups and departments, it really is a problem that demands serious consideration- The
fact is that the Rural Credit deficit is
getting larger each year, and many
legislators feel that it is absolutely
necessary to take the bull by the
horns and get the problem cleaned up
as soon as possible. Right now, the
Rural Credit deficit constitutes about
Twenty schools in Cass County are
taking advantage of the surplus commodities made available for school
lunches by the Surplus Marketing
Administration, according to Miss Agnes Corrigan, executive secretary of
the Cass County Welfare Board. An
ample supply of surplus commodities
makes possible the extension of this
plan to many more schools in Cass
county. Both public and parochial
schools miay participate in the program. Surplus commodities available for distribution to schools include
evaporated milk, canned peaches, apples, oranges, grapefruit, flour, cereal, oatmeal, lard and other items.
These commodities, many of them
produced in Minnesota, are purchased by the Surplus Marketing Administration in an effort to improve prices to farmers. They are donated to
Minnesota through its Division r.f Social Welfare and are made available
to ('ass County schools througn the
Welfare Board at Walker.
Recent figures show that 01,231
Minnesota children in 1,569 schools
are eating lunches prepared in part
at least, with surplus commodi'.ies-
one-third of the debt of the state.
Child Welfare
Another important problem before
the legislature is that of Child Welfare. This fact was stressed by Gov.
Stassen in his inaugural speech and
again in a radio talk Thursday evening of last week- State hospitals are
full to over-flowing and many crippled children are on the waiting lists
to enter these institutions.
The program calls for enlargement
of the Gilette hospital by adding a
new wing; enactment of a state board
ing home plan for orphans and neglected children; have the state assume
one-third instead of the present one-
fourth of tiie cost of aid to dependent
children ; and continuing of adequate
financial aid for the schools.
Unorganized School District
A delegation of tax-payers from the
Unorganized School District of Cass
county, which comprises a large area
in the northeastern part, was present
at the capitol last Friday, conferrinfe
with Senator Herreid and Representative Sawyer, regarding certain legislation which seems desired in that
area.
The Unorganized district is now-
governed by three officers, composed
of the Chairman of the County Commissioners, the County Superintendent of Schools, and the County Treasurer- As the Commissioners rotate,
the chairmanship each year, the commissioner living in the Unorganized
area gets to be chairman in his district only one year in each five.
As a result, many residents of the
district feel that they should have a
resident chairman who lives within
the district the entire year, and therefore, would be more acquainted with
its problems and needs than a non-resi
dent chairman.
The delegation hopes to get a law
passed which would allow them to
elect their own chairman for a four-
year term, such election to be held at
the same time as the general election,
provide for the salary to be paid, and
for other matters necessary in making
such a change.
There seems to be considerable merit in their request and it is quite probable that some legislation will be
worked out to change their present
set-up.
INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS
A bill submitted last week which
seems to have a great deal of merit,
is one regarding installment contracts-
Under the present law, a person buying ■ under the so-called installment
plans gives an original contract to the
seller. If he makes his payments on
time, a couple of months before his
contract expires, he is told that he
may purchase other articles On the
same plan. This may continue on for
several years. The original purchase
may have been paid for two, three or
more times, but even then, of the purchaser for some reason falls down on
his payments, everything he has purchased from the very beginning is
held for the small amount that is due-
Under the proposed law, now pending, the purchaser would not be held
liable for the goods formerly purchased and paid for, but only for the actual amount of indebtedness which
might be due-